Course Outline – Prep Course for the Professional Practice Examine (PPE)

Professional Practice Exam (PPE) Preparatory Seminar

Research has shown that preparatory courses can improve examination success rates. Taught by experienced instructors, OSPE’s most popular course explains the professional practice and legal concepts and issues for the engineering profession to help you prepare for the examination and increase your chances of success. OSPE’s PPE Preparatory course is designed to help applicants for P.Eng. licensure in Ontario prepare effectively for the Professional Practice Exam (PPE), as administered by Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this program, participants will have an understanding of:

Basic knowledge and understanding of the Canadian legal system including tort law, contract law, business organizations, legal duties of engineers, professional liability, construction law, competition law, property law, employment law, human rights and harassment
General knowledge and understanding of the Code of Ethics, an engineer’s ethical duties, an engineer’s professional status and the regulation of the profession, product liability and safety, professional misconduct and disciplinary procedures
A method to approach questions on the PPE exam
A method to answer questions on the PPE exam
Review of sample questions and previous exam questions

Who Should Attend

This learning program is intended for anyone getting ready to write the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)’s Eng. License exam.

Pre-requisites

It is helpful that the participants complete some self-study before taking the course including reviewing information on the PEO website and reading the recommended textbooks.